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About Intellectual Property (IP)

Intellectual Property (IP) protection (if appropriate, necessary, or warranted) 

When we refer to IP protection, we are usually talking about the process in which protection for a product of creative endeavor is pursued, for example, to encourage third party interest in commercialization. Patent protection, a common legal protection method for technological inventions, begins with the filing of a patent application. Once a patent application has been filed, it may require several years and tens of thousands of euro鈥檚 to obtain an issued patent. Other commonly used forms of IP protection include trade secrets, industrial designs, copyrights, and trademarks.

Starting the process of protecting ideas

To patent an idea, invention or technology, the process starts with the Invention Disclosure Form (IDF). This is a confidential document, and should fully describe the new aspects of your invention, including its advantages and benefits. Once the IP managers of 黑料福利网 have received your IDF, you should expect to hear from an IP manager or Business Developer within 2 weeks. You can download the IDF below and send your IDF to ip-kto@tue.nl

We encourage you to contact the Knowledgde Transfer Office (KTO) already during your discovery process to ensure you are aware of the options that will best leverage the valorization potential of your research. The KTO team members can help you with questions related to marketability, funding sources, commercial partners, patenting and other protection methods, new business spin-off considerations, 黑料福利网 policies and procedures, and much more.

OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS

Our IP Managers Natasa Marsic, Suki Sandhu and Lucas Tang, IP Paralegal Helin Arsoy Sahin and Legal expert Kim de Koning are ready to assist you with any IP and Legal-related questions.

When contact who?

  • IP experts (IP-kto@tue.n): contact them if it concerns protection of knowledge and inventions (e.g. advice on IP protection, IDF, registration of IP)
  • Legal expert (KTOlegal@tue.nl): contact Kim if it concerns structuring collaborations and commercialization (e.g. waiver of IP, license agreements, NDA's for valorization, consortium agreements focused on valorization)

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